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,IFE AND TRANCE 



OF 



DR. GEORGE DE BENNEVILLE, 



OF GERMANTOWN, PA. 



An account of what he saw and heard during a 
trance of forty-two hours, both in the regions 
of happiness and misery; together with a short 
account of his cruel persecutions in France 
for preaching the Gospel. Translated from 
the French of his own manuscript. 



N. BERTOLET GRUBB, 

SCHWENKSVILLE, PENNA. 
1882. 



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LIFE AND TRANCE 



M. GEORGE DE BENNEVILLE 

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OF GERMANTOWN, PA. 



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An a count of what he paw and heard during a 
trance of forty-two hours, both in the regions 
of happiness and misery; together with a short 
account of his cruel persecutions in France 
for preaching the Gospel. Translated from 
the French of his own manuscript. 



N. SERTOLET GRUBB, 

SCHWENKSVILLE, PENNA. 

1882. 



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NOTE. 

The following reprint of the Life and Trance 
of Dr. George De Benneville is made pursuant 
to the request of many sincere admirers of Dr. 
B. For a time no English Version of the work 
could be obtained, but after long and faithful 
research we succeeded in tracing a copy of the 
original tran si ation from the French manuscript 
in the possession of the Rev. Richard Eddy, of 
Melrose, Mass., who very kindly favored us with 
the loan of the same, and to whom we hereby 
acknowledge our hearty thanks. Our thanks 
are also due to Abraham H. Cassel, antiquarian, 
of Harleysville, Pa., for information given of 
the existence of the copy. However, copies of 
a German translation from the English were 
accessible, but a re-translation might have 
changed materially the spirit of the work. The 
book is commended to the earnest consideration 
of the reader by The Publisher. 



PREFACE. 

I Bless God that T was pver ac^uaintel with 
DR. GEORGE DE BKNNEYILLE, for such an 
humble, pious, loving man I have scarcely ever 
seen in my pilar ima^e through life. To such 
as consider this account as romantic, absurd, 
and inconsistent. I shall only say, "that if they 
had known the author as well, as T did, I doubt 
not they, would have thought of him in a sfood 
measure as I do/' I think it impossible that a 
man of his pietv, humility, benevolence, and 
universal good character, should have been 
guilty of deliberately imposing upon mankind; 
and from the very nature and circumstances of 
the ca6e, I cannot see how it is possible that he 
should be imposed upon himself. I have no 
doubt of the truth of th's relation myself, and 
have delivered it faithfully as I received it I 
consider myself hastening to the bar of Go 1, 
where I expect very shortly to give up my ac- 
count to the Jud«e of all the earth, and there- 
fore God forbid that I should ever practice de- 
ceptions or impositions on mv fellow creatures. 
ELHANNAN WINCHESTER. 



LIFE AND TRANCE 

OF 
DR. GEORGE DE SENNEVILLE. 



I, George De Benneville, was born in London, 
July 26th, 1703. My father George De Benne- 
ville was a French refugee, persecuted for his 
religion. He retired with his family and con- 
nections into England upon the invitation of 
His Majesty King William, who took a tender 
care of them, and employed them at his court. 

My mother was of the Granville family. She 
had nine children in five years after marriage, 
having twins four years successively, I being 
the last, and she died as soon as I was born. She 
knew that she should die at that time, and there- 
fore she was very often drawn, whilst she was 
pregnant, to pray for me, and it appears that 
the Lord heard her prayers and granted her re- 
quests. 

I was also very young when my father died, 
and was brought up by one of my uncles. After 
the death ot my mother, Queen Anne herself 
provided me a nurse, and she had the care of 
my first years. 



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When arrived at the age of twelve years, I 
was very wild, believing myself to be of a differ- 
ent mass from mankind in general, and by this 
fond imagination I was self-exalted, and believ- 
ed myself to be more than other men: but God 
soon convinced me to the contrary. 

As it was designed that I should learn naviga 
tion, I was sent to sea in a vessel of war belong- 
ing to a little fleet bound to the coast of Bar- 
bara with presents, and to renew the peace with 
Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. Having arrived at 
Algiers, as I walked upon deck I saw some 
Moors who brought refreshments to sell. One of 
them slipped down and tore a piece out of one of 
his legs. Two of his companions havinglaid him 
on deck, each of thf j m kissed the wound, shed- 
ding tears upon it, then turning towards the 
rising of the sun. they cried in such a manner 
that I was moved with anger at their making 
such a noise, and ordered my waiter to bring 
them before me. Upon demanding the reason 
of their noise, they perceiving that I was angry, 
asked my pardon, and told me the cause was 
owing to one of their brothers having hurt his 
]( g by a fall, and that they kissed the wound in 
order to sympathize with him, and likewise shed 
tears upon it and took part with him, and as 
lears were saltish, they were a good remedy to 
heal the wound; sand the reason of their turning 
towards the sun's rising was to invoke Him who 



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created the suu to have compassion upon their 
poor brother, and to pray that he would be pleas- 
ed t© heal him. Upon that I was so convinced, 
and moved within, that I thought my heart would 
break, and that my life was about to leave me; 
my eyes were rilled with tears, and I felt s::eh 
an internal condemnation, that I was obliged to 
cry out and pay, " Are these Heathens ? No: I 
confess before God they are Christians, and I 
myself am a Heathen!" Behold the first con- 
viction that the grace of our Sovereign Good 
employed: he was pleased to convince a white 
person by blacks, one who carried the name of 
a Christian by a Pagan, and who was obliged to 
confess himself but a Heathen. But that was 
soon overcome and forgotten. But God who al- 
ways seeks to convince and save his poor crea- 
tures, did not leave his poor wandering sheep. 
Some time after my return home, being pre- 
sent by invitation at a ball, and having over- 
heated myself, I ordered my servant to prepare 
linen for me to change, and as I was putting it 
on, I fell into a fainting fit, and had a vision of 
myself, burning as a fire-brand in hell, and 
coming to myself again, I cried out. '■ I am 
damned 1" Prayers were desired in the French 
churches for one who had lost his senses and 
was melancholy. The ministers often visited 
me and would fain have made me believe that 
I had not committed any very great sins, and 



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that 1 had behaved according to my rank and 
station. Then I was obJiged to answer them 
that if they had no other things than those to 
tell me, they could answer no purpose but as fly- 
leaves to cover my shame, and my damnable 
estate; that it was in vain to come and visit me 
with such comfort, for that I felt myself con- 
demned. Then they answered me in another 
manner than before, saying", that since I would 
not receive their remonstrances it might be 
looked upon as a mark that peradventure I was 
destired from the beginning to condemnation 

Then they gave me up, and came, no more to 
visit me. After that I continued in the state 
of condemnation during the space of fifteen 
month.*, believing that ail the world but myself 
might be saved, and that I never could be saved> 
because my sins, as I thought, were too many 
and too great to be forgiven. At length after 
the fifteen months had expired, after having 
passed through many temptations, it happened 
to me one day, having laid myself down to re- 
p .»se, that I was awakened out of my sleep and 
heard a voice within me, which pronounced the 
Bt-Dteiice ot my condemnation, and left me no 
room to hope. I then discovered the root Of 
a II my sins and iniquities within m heart. Tha* 
discovery brought me into an extreme agony* 
despair entered into my soul whic'i was now 
pressed on aii oides witj mirt ry cause! especi- 



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aliy by such great unbelief and hr.rdness of 
heart, which was the most insupportable of all 
my troubles; I could discover no remedy for 
•my diseases, but thought that my sentence of 
damnation was goin°: to he execute}; the sor- 
row of ray soul was even to death; I desired to 
die. but death fled from me; I could iind no 
remedy but to leave myself to the justice of my 
judge, for a condemned criminal as I was, I 
knew that hk- judgments were just 5 and that I 
•had merited much more than I felt. . 

Thus abandoning mysblf to justice, and wait- 
ing' for its accomplishment in me, I discovered 
between justice and me, the criminal, one of a 
most majestic appearance, whose beauty, bright- 
ness and grandeur, can never be described. He 
cast a look of srrace and mercy upon me, and 
such a look of love as penetrated through me — 
the fire of which so embraced my soul that I 
Joyed him again with the tame love. lie peu 
suaded me in my heart that he was my Saviour, 
mediator, and recor.eiliator. and while 1 thought 
thereon, he began to intercede for me in this 
manner, saying, u My father, behold me with 
thy paternal regard. I have made expiation for 
this sinner, who hath received in himself the 
sentence of condemnation. I have taken human 
nature for him. I have suffered all kind of 
ignominy tor him I have shed my blood even 
to the last drop for hin. , I have suffered the 



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shameful death of the cross for him. I have de- 
scended into the aby&s of hell for him, that I 
might deliver him. T have been put to death 
for his offences and raised again for hi* justifi' 
cation, and where his sins abound, our grace 
abounds much more. O my Heavenly Father, 
pardon this poor sinner, and cause thy mercy 
to come to him." The judge or justice had 
nothing more to say. The sentence disappear- 
ed. Then I heard his eternal, universal voice 
which penetrated through me wUh divine pow* 
er, saying, " Take courage my son, thy sins are 
forgiven thee." Immediately all the burden 
of my sins and iniquities was gone, all the 
st ; n£s and reproaches ceased in a moment, a 
living faith came in their stead, and the tears 
of sorrow were all wiped from my eyes I cast 
myself at the feet of my mediator, reconciler, 
saviour, and intercessor, and embraced him with 
an enlivening faith, melting into tears of love> 
humility, and nothingness. 

O my Lord and my God r thou hast saved 
me through pure grace; what shall I render to 
Thee for all Thy benefits? O my divine love, 
whom I honor and do re, £ive me a pure, a holy 
heart filled with thy virtues and thy love, even 
such as thou wouidst that I should have, and 
ri-nrw a right spirit within my breast. Now I 
ki ow that thy m; rvellous mercy hath given me 
a Saviour before I knew my danger and slavery* 



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a physician wh© had the care of my disease be- 
fore I felt or knew the same; a Redeemer 
who undertook to pay the debt, that I was neith- 
er willing nor able to pay. Oh! my Benefactor, 
guide me by the efficacy of Thy spirit to walk in 
the way of Thy truth and universal love. Teach 
me Thy eternal and universal word; speak my 
Lord and my God, for thy servant heareth. 
Give me Thy grace, oh my divine love, that I 
may have the eyes of my faith fixed constantly 
upon Thee, and that I may follow Thee whither- 
soever Thou mayst please to lead me; that Thy 
holy will may b** accomplished in time and eter 
nity, to the praise of Thy glory, and my com- 
plete salvation. 

O my dear soul, sink thyself down into noth- 
ingness and the det pest humiliation, and adore 
in spirit and in truth. Honor the ocean of love, 
and the great wonders of the wisdom and power 
of thy God, who has employed all these bound- 
less, incomprehensible miracles to restore and to 
save thee, and not only thee, but all the human 
species through Jesus Christ our Lord. "O the 
depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and 
power of God, how unsearchable are his judg 
ments, and his ways past finding out! for of 
him, and through him, and for him are all 
things " To Him be glory eternal. 

In the present case his goodness shines, for 
God has loved me before I was born. O what 



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grace! God himself has loved rne in my fallen 
estate, in which I was wholly lost. what 
mere} 7 ! God has lov»d me even when I \va* al ■ 
together unworthy, and that freely too O 
what love! 

He has given me his well-beloved Sen, 
end in giving him he has given me his 
] aternal heart; and at the time that h° took hu- 
man nature, he became my parent, that by this 
parentage he might oblige himself to have a 
right to love and to have a care of me. I fe*d 
him, the just, for my offences and wickedness 
which he had taken to bear as his own, brought 
before the most righteous judgment-seat, where 
1 e himself alone paid the last penny of the 
dread Jul debt of all the world. 1 beheld him 
upon the cross deface and destroy the obliga- 
tion that was asrainst me, and after that, he en- 
tered once for all into th< holy place by his own 
blood, having obtained eternal redemption for 
me. Approach then now, O my soul, to the 
throne of grace, and adore this unspeakable 
love which has loved thoe first. Love him eter- 
nally, with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and 
with all thy might, who has made thee to know 
by experience the great mysteries of his holy 
love, respecting all his creatures. Hallelujah! 
Amen. 

O what an alteration from beins: a chill of 
darkness to a child of light; now I know in 



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whom I have believed, atd desire to consecrate 
myself to my Lord, my Sovereign Good, the re- 
mainder of my days. 

My conversion made a great noise among the 
people, for they saw me praising and adoring 
my divine Saviour on ail occasions, and before 
all company where I came, without exception, 
calling and exhorting each one to submit to the 
love of God, just as tbey found themselves, and 
although their sins were many and great, His 
trace was greater to receive and pardon, but 
we must come as we are, for He is the be- 
ginning and the cud of the conversion of all the 
human species, and whosoever is not convertep 
by Him, and to Him, is not converted at all. 

The French ministers were very uneasy at what 
they heard concerning me, doubting whether 
I was a true Protestant, and therefore they 
demanded a written confession of my faith. I 
told them paper would suffer any thing to be 
written udou it, tmth or falsehood, but that I 
was not ashamed to confess with my mouth 
what I believed in my heart, and that if they 
would let me know when they would meet me 
together, I would be ready to appear before 
them to give them an account of my faith, and 
the wonders which the most Holy Trinity had 
wrought within me. 

The time was fixed and I appeared before 
them. They asked me many questions, but we 



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could not agree, for they held predestination, 
and I held the restoration of all souls, became 
having myeelf been the chief of tinners, and 
that God, through Jesus Christ, by the efficacy 
of his Holy Spirit, had granted me mercy ana tie. 
pardon of all my sins and had plucked me as a 
brand out of hell, I could not have a doubt but 
the whole world would be saved by the wuie 
power. They answered me that I must not take 
it ill — that the} 7 could not own me as a member 
of their church. I replied, that I was very weil 
content to be cast out, and that my consolation 
was, that they were not a^le to blot my name 
out of the book ol life. 

Soon after I got acquainted with some per- 
sons who led a very retired life, having received 
a deep knowledge of themselves through grace. 
We sometimes met together, but we were soon 
persecuted with reproach. 

After that I received a voice of grace inwardly 
to go and preach the gospel in France. I resis ted 
it more than once or twice, fearing persecution, 
but I was struck with a sickness and had pa ; n 
like the agony of death, was ready to die, and 
knowing it was because I had not hearken »*d to 
that voice that had called me to bear witness to 
the truth in France, I humbled myself before 
my God through Jesus Christ my Lord, asking 
pardon for my offences, and promising to sub- 
mit myself to follow his voice, u t )on which I 



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was immediately healed, and grew more rob us* 
than I had ever been before. Then I heard his 
voice once more, calling me to go to France to 
preach the gospel, and I found myself obliged 
in my soul to follow the voice, though with fear 
and trembling. 

I took passage at Dover for Calais, and imme- 
diately upon my arrival I began to preach and 
proclaim the good news in the market, even the 
eternal salvation by Jesus Christ within us, and 
that each one of us might be saved by pure 
grace, and that whosoever, knowing: himself, 
feeling the burden of his iniquities, having re- 
course to Jesus Christ, resigning himself with- 
out reserve, with all his sins, even had he found 
himself in his damnable estate, should be de- 
livered, and obtain the pardon of all his sins. 

As soon as I had done, I was taken before a 
magistrate, who made me to know that my con- 
duct was contrary to the statute of the kins:. I 
was then conducted to prison, where I had no 
sooner arrived than all the fear of persecution 
vanished; my soul was strengthened in the Lord 
Jesus, and I felt the love of my divine Saviour very 
near, accompanied with his divine light. After 
some days had past, I wa6 brought before the 
justice, and being examined v. ho I was and by 
what order I preached, I told him who I was, 
and that I was drawn by the special grace of my 
God in Jesus Christ, by the power of his Holy 



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Spirit, to teach the nations, and that for refus- 
ing to obey the voice of my God I was taken 
very sick. While they were examining me, there 
came in an old man with a white beard. All the 
justices saluted him. He said to them, "Have 
nothing to do wTth this person, for Ihavesuffer" 
ed much this night past on his account," and re- 
tired immediately. 

I was then condemned to eight days impris- 
onment, (as it was the first time) , and to be com* 
ducted by the servant of the magistrate out of 
the bounds of the city, letting me know that if 
I was found employed in the same manner a 
second time, my life would be in danger. 

I was about 17 years of age when I began to 
preach iu France. In this manner I employed 
two years in that kingdom^ preaching the gospel 
in high and low Normandy, the country of my 
father, for he was born in the cily oi* Rouen. 

There were mauy ministers of us together: 
Monsr. Durant, dela Chevrette, Dumoulin, U Ac- 
bar, and others, Wc met together in mountains 
and woods, to the number of 30O 3 where God 
very often wrought great wonders by the power 
o( the gospel, among men and women, and even 
boys and girls of the age of twelve or fifteen 
years, that did not even know how to read or 
vrite They were convinced by the power of 
grace and began to proclaim the gospel with a 
mos 1- . marvellous strength oi soirit, without any 
lear, being embraced by love divine. 



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We were many times taken prisoners during 
the two years, sometimes by means of oar own 
brothers who would go and inform the soldiers 
in the marshalsey where we were met together. 

Manv were hanged, others whipped at the 
hands of the hangman and branded with a hot 
iron, all their goods confiscated, and they sent 
on board the galleys, but all that did not 
weaken us, but on the contrary, the grace of 
our divine love strengthened us to a wonder. 

At last we were surrounded by a party of sol- 
diers one day when we w. re assembled by the 
side of Dieppe, where many were taken prison- 
ers, among whom was myself and a Mr. 
Durant, a young man about 21 years of age, of 
Genoa. 

After a month's imprisonment we were con- 
demned to die— he to be hanged and I to have 
my head cut off. We were conducted together 
to the place of execution. He sung the 116th 
Psalm when on the ladder, and died joyfully. 

I was then conducted to the scaffold and my 
eyes were ordered to be bound to prevent my 
seeing, but upon my earnest request that was 
omitted. 

I then fell upon my knees, and praying the 
Lord that he would not require my blood at 
their hands, as they knew not what they did, 
my soul was filled with exceeding joy. The 
executioner bound my hai;ds, and while he was 



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employed in so doing a courier arrived from the 
king, which was Louis XV, with a reprieve for 
the criminal. Immediately the joy of my heart 
was gene and darkness entered into my soul. 
I was then reconducted to prison at Paris, where 
I was confined sometime before I was liberated 
through the intercession of the Queen. 

Many things happened to me during my ex^le 
in France and the time of my confinement. 
One may easily discover here that the grace of 
God never leaves those who trust in Him and 
are faithful until death 

After my releasement I retired into Germany, 
where I began to learn the language with great 
difficulty. I found many souls who were con- 
vinced by grace and who led a very retired life 
amonof the French refugees at Bulin, Magdeburg, 
Brandenburg, Brunswick in the Palatinate, Ham- 
burg, Altona, Stade, Gluckstad', Bremen, the 
country of Hanover in F anders, Brabant, the 
low land of Holland, the country of the Wal- 
denses and many other places. 

I found work all around — souls who desired to 
he saved. I had also a large acquaintance 
among: the nobility in Germany and Holland. 
We had a large communion of brethren and sis- 
ters iu Jesus Christ our Lord. 

I was wholly employed in traveling from place 
to place, in visiting the brethren and preaching 
to the nations in the German, French and Dutch 



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languages. There were many assemblies of 
brethren all around. In some places we had 
liberty, and where that could not be had public- 
ly we met secretly in particular families, but 
nevertheless grace wrought wonders in convinc- 
ing ^ouls and leading them to a real deep 
knowledge of themselves and of the damnable 
estate into which all men are plunged by nature, 
for none can obtain salvation without being first 
damned in themselves. 

I was much concerned about the salvation of 
souls, and their estate deeply affected me. I had 
also an acquaintance with a company of gentry, 
who dwelt together near Siegen, some of them 
were married, but only dwelt together as breth- 
ren and sisters — among them the baron of 
Peuchink, the lords of Fleishbein, and the 
count of Marsey, who was employed in writing 
books, which were printed in French and Ger- 
man. They led a very retired life, fill i wi f h 
love and friendship to all the world, without 
bound, and were very charitable both to friends 
and enemies. 

Our acquaintance with each other happened 
in a wonderful manner. One day brother Mar- 
sey had a vision concerning me, when I had ar- 
rived in the Palatinate, being about twenty 
leagues from him. I was drawn by grace, being 
engaged in prostrating myself in spirit before 
the presence of the most Holy Trinity, and hav- 



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ing a vision, I discovered a marvellous throne 
with seven foot stools, upon each foot-stool were 
two candlesticks of gold, and upon the throne I 
saw a great table with seven candlesticks of gold 
placed in a round figure upon it; then I saw 
many with robes whiter than snow, who stood up 
near the'candlesticks of gold on each side of the 
foot-stools and round the table. Immediately 
the candlesticks were lighted and chairs were 
brought that each one might sit down, the n they 
began to sing a new song to the honor of the 
most high, so that my soul was lost in admira 
tion : then altogether bending their knees, the 
whole company adored the most holy Trinity ; 
the vision vanished in an instant, and I came to 
myself. 

Some little time after my brother Marscy sent 
a letter to me, written after this manner. 

My well beloved and dear brother in Jesus 
Christ our Lord, the most Holy Trinity discov- 
ers many wonders to his children, who are 
rooted upon the rock of deliverence, and have 
their eyes of faith fixed upon theii Sovereign 
Good: he honors them with his universal pres- 
ence, and embraces them with the fire of heav- 
enly love; as I have been favored with the con- 
solation of seeing you in hie holy presence, I 
hope you will not deny that communion in the 
body that we have had together in spirit, tothd 
praise of the glory of our God, through Jssus 



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Christ our Lord, by the et£cacy of His Holy 
Spirit. Thus wishes and dwells for ever, Marsey 
your Brother, united by the grace of God, Amen. 

Alter I had passed about 18 years in Germany 
and Holland, I became sickly of a consumptive 
disorder, occasioned by being greatly concerned 
for the salvation of souls, and much disquieted 
because the greatest part bj' far walked in the 
ways of perverseness, and neglected their con- 
version which caused me great trouble, and I 
took it so to heart that I believed my happiness 
would be incomplete, while one creature re- 
mained miserable. Sometimes I was a little 
comforted within my grace in some manner, 
but that did not last iong. 

1 dwelt at that time in the country with the 
brethren near the city of Mons, an Haguiauth 
near the borders of France, in the Emperor's 
dominions. 

My fever increased in such a manner as re- 
duced me almost to a skeleton, so that they 
were obliged to feed me as an infant. 

While I lay in this weak situation, I w T as favor 
ed through gra^e with many visions: in one it 
appeared to me that I was conducted into a fine 
plain, filled with all kinds of fruit trees, agree- 
able both to the sight and smell, loaded with all 
kinds of the most delicious fruits, which came 
to my mouth, and satisfied me as with a river 
of pleasure: same time I beheld the inhabitants, 



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they were beautiful beyond expression, clothed 
in garments as white as snow. They were filled 
with humility, and their friendship and love 
was toward all beings; they saluted me with 
the most profound reverence, and most lovely 
air, saying to me with a voice of love, which 
penetrated through me. "Dear soul take cour- 
age, be comforted, for in a little time you shall 
see the wonders of our God, in the restoration 
of all the human species, without exception. " 

The weakness of my body so increased that I 
was certain of dying. I exhorted my dear 
brethren to be faithful unto death; to be stead- 
fast, immoveable, and to be always turning in- 
ward with an enlivening faith, to behold with a 
fixed attention the Lamb of God, with believing 
eyes, and to hearken to his eternal word within 
them, and that then they should receive of the 
fullness of Christ's grace upon grace, by which 
they should be strengthened to abide steadfast 
unto the end. 

As I had communed with many assemblies of 
brethren, but in particular with that connected 
with my dear brother Marsey; the brethren 
there had a vision of my death, and sent brother 
Marsey to see me. 

When he arrived he found me in the agonies 
of death; he embraced me with a kiss of peace 
and love, and saluted me in the name of the 
brethren, who recommended themselves to me, 



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and desired that I would remember tliem before 
the throne of God and the Lamb. 

He then took leave of me, and I felt myself 
die by degrees, and exactly at midnight I was 
separated from the body, and saw the people 
occupied in washing it, according to the cus- 
tom of the country. I had a great desire to be 
freed from the sight of my body, and immedi- 
ately I was drawn up as in a cloud, and beheld 
great wonders where I passed, impossible to be 
written or expressed. I quickly came to a 
place which appeared to my eyes as a level 
plain, so extensive that my sight was not able 
to reach its limits, fi.led with all sorts of de- 
lightful fruit trees, agreeable to behold, and 
which sent forth such fragrant odors that all the 
air was filled as with incense In this place I 
found that I had two guardians, one at my right 
hand, and the other at my left, exceedingly beau- 
tiful beyond expression, whose boundless friend- 
ship and love seemed to penetrate through all 
my inward parts.... They had wings, and resem- 
bled angels, having shining bodies and white 
garments. 

He that was at my right hand came before me, 
and said: "My dear soul and my dear brother 
take courage, the most Holy Trinity hath favored 
you to he comforted with an everlasting and 
universal consolation, by discovering to you 
how, and in what manner he will restore all his 



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creatures without exception, to the praise of 
his glory, and their eternal salvation; and you 
shall be witness of this, and shall rejoice in sing- 
ing and triumph with all the children of God, 
therefore as a reward for the friendship and love 
that you have borne for your neighbors, on 
whose accounts you had many extreme griefs, 
and shed many tears, which shall all be wiped 
away from your eyes by God himself, he shall 
turn all your griefs to exceeding great glad- 
ness," Then he took his place at my right 
hand. Afler that the second guardian, who was 
at my left hand; appeared before me, and spoke 
thus, "My dear soul, my dear brother be of 
good cheer, thou shalt be strengthened and 
comforted after your griefs, with an universal 
and eternal consolation. You must be pre- 
pared to pass through the seven habitations of 
the damned — be of good courage and prepare 
yourself to feel something of their sufferings, 
but be turned inward deeply during the time, 
and you shall therefore be preserved." Then he 
took his place at my left hand. Immediately 
we were lifted up in the air, and sometime after 
we arrived in a dark and obscure place, where 
nothing but weeping, lamentation, and gnash- 
ing of teeth could be understood. A dreadful 
place, as being the repository of all sorts of 
damned souls, under condemnation with the 
torments, pains, griefs, and sufferings which 



27 
their sins had merited, for each one had his 
works to follow him to death. All iniquities 
and sins were reduced to seven classes of habi 
tations; there was an eternal confusion there, 
that which one made the other destroyed. 

The duellist in his fire of anger, hums 
aeraiust his enemy, and they pass as a flame and 
fire-brand of hell, one through the other. 

You might see fornicators, idolaters, thieves, 
adulterers, the covetous, drunkards, slanderers- 
ravisheis, &c. each laboring and being employ- 
ed with his sins and iniquities. One might also 
see all kinds of conditions of men, divines, depu- 
ties, controverters, advocates, judges, lawyers, 
and in a word, one might discover whatsoever 
any of them had committed upon earth. In 
each habitation, I discovered that those who 
were abased and that appeared sorrowful for 
their sins, were separated from the others of 
their sort that were not yet so. I was then con- 
ducted into each »f the seven habitations of the 
damned, where I knew one I had been acquaint- 
ed with upon earth. I discovered also that he 
had an habitation among the damned, and that 
they were able to see the elect from that habi- 
tation where he was. but were not able to pass 
through, because there was a great gulf be- 
tween them, so that all are obliged to dwell 
where they are. 

It is impossible to describe my condition, as I 



28 
had great compassion towards the sufferers, in- 
asmuch as I had part of their sufferings. 

After we had passed through we were lifted 
up some distance from the place, where we re- 
posed ourselves, and a messenger was sent to 
us, who watered or refreshed us as with a river 
of pleasure, saying, eat ni} r beloved, and drink 
my friends, to refresh yourselves after all your 
toils and pains. My dear soul, and my dear 
brother, (addressing himself to me) the most 
Holy Trinity always works w T onders in all times 
within his poor creatures without exception, 
and he will order for a time, and half a time, 
that you shall return into your earthly taber 
uacle. to publish and to proclaim to the people 
of the world an uniyersal gosoel, that shall re- 
store in its time all the human species without 
exception to its honor, and to the glory of its 
most Holy Trinity Hallelujah. 

Beholding the messenger attentively, I dis- 
covered that he had a most glorious bo ly, 
dressed in a robe whiter than snow, tilled with 
the most exalted love and friendship, joined 
with the deepest humility which penetrated me 
through and through, and suddenly there was 
heard a great multitude of the heavenly host, 
and the messenger said, as he flew to join the 
same, with a sweet voice — '■ Holy, holy is 
the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and 
who is to come." 



29 

The multitude was innumerable, and there 
was one who surpassed in grandeur, brightness, 
beauty, majesty, magnificence and excellence, 
all the others, even the Son of the living God. 
being the brightness of his glory, and the ex- 
press image of his person, and upholding all 
things by the word of his power— when he had 
by himself purged cur sins — sat down at the 
right hand of the Majesty on high. 

As the multitude approached the glory caused 
us to fall down, and to adore in spirit and in 
truth the Son of the living God, who marched 
in the midst of the multitude. 

After they had pasv>d us, we were lifted up, 
and caused to follow them,' for the air carried 
us the way they w T ent, in a different manner 
than we went before. O, the wonders of our 
God! When we arrived in the place of the 
seven habitations of the redeemed, we could per- 
ceive no more darkness, obscurity, pain, tor- 
ments, lamentations, afflictions, nor gnashing 
of teeth, all were still and quiet, and an agree- 
able sweetness appeared through the whole. 
Then all the heavenly host shouted with one 
voice and said, "An eternal and everlasting 
deliverance, an eternal and everlasting restora- 
tion, universal and everlasting restitution of all 
things." Then all the multitude adored the 
most Holy Trinity, and sang the song of the 
Lamb , ev?n the sons: of triumph for the victory 



30 
gained by him, -in the most barm on ions i 
ner, and at the end, ali the multitude being: 
upon their knees, said with a loud voice, 
"Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord 
God Almighty, just and true are thy ways, O 
King of Saints/ 7 Presently they pasted 
through the seven habitations of the damned, 
and a multitude w T as delivered from each, 
being clothed in white robes, they followed 
the heavenly host, praising and glorifying the 
Most High for their deliverance; one mierht 
know them amongst the others: they all retired 
by a different way than that by which they came. 
The messenger then came and conducted us 
into a most wonderful place, and ordered my 
two guardians to conduct me into live celestial 
mansions where the Lord's elect abide, and then 
to re-conduct me to dwell yet a time, and half a 
time in my earthly habitation, and to preach to 
the lower woild the universal everlasting 
gospel, and that the most Holy Trinity ha..-, a 
pure, universal love towards all the human 
race without exception, and to each one in par. 
ticular; then tuning himself towards me he 
said, "My dear soul, my dear brother, thou 
shalt be favored of the most Holv Trinity to be 
conducted by the guardians, who shall never 
leave thee: when thou shalt have need of their 
counsel, thou needest but to call them, and 
they shall be day and night present at thy 



31 
service; they shall conduct thee into five of the 
heavenly mansions at this time, where thou 
shalt partake in a certain degree of the celestial 
glory as much as thy spirit shall be able to re- 
ceive, as not being yet sanctified and purified 
sufficiently; and then thou shalt be re-conduct- 
ed into thine earthly tabernacle for a time and 
half a time, and shalt preach to the lower world 
the universal everlasting gospel, and that the 
most Holy Triuity has a pure universal love 
towards all the human race without exception f 
and towards each one in particular. The foun- 
tain of grace bless and preserve thee, and cause 
his face to shine upon and in thee, and en- 
lighten th'ne understanding both in time and 
in eternity. Amen." Our knees bending of 
their own accord, he laid his hand upon my 
head and blessed me, and immediately took 
wing, and swiftly fled away. 

After that my guardian conducted me into 
five celestial habitations where I discovered 
many wonders: some had greater brightness, 
glo'-y and majesty than others, and as the 
places were, so were the inhabitants; some 
were clothed in garments whiter than snow; 
othos had transparent bodies, and others again 
had white bodies resembling crystal. It is im- 
p ssible to express these things. They were 
moved by boundless burning love, rising up and 
then plunging themselves into the deepest 



32 

humility; all their motions were penetrating, 
being filled with love and friendship. Their 
actions and manners were strengthened and ani- 
mated with brightness, being filled with light 
as with the rays of the sun; it was the fire of 
heavenly love, which by inflaming all their 
hearts, caused them all to burn iu the same 
spirit. They have no need of any way of speak- 
ing there, but the language and motions of 
eternal and universal love without words for 
their actions, their motions spake more than all 
words. I was then conducted into five habita- 
tions of the elect. At the first a great multi- 
tude came before us with songs to the honor 
and glory of the Most High, and of the victory 
gained over the damned. They received us 
with triumph, great zeal, love and friendship, 
saluting us with profound humility, and con- 
ducting us into a large room; there was a great 
table covered and furnished with all sorts of 
fruit, not only pleasant to behold, but also ex- 
ceeding by delicious to the taste- 
In the mean time while we were taking our 
repast, the celestial multitudes formed songs, 
and sang psalms of praise and thanksgiving to 
the most Holy Trinity. After that we were 
conducted into all the five celestial habitations, 
(that I was to see) where I saw many wonders 
impossible to decsribe. First, many thrones 
lifted up of inexpressible beauty and magnifi- 



33 

and desired that I would remember them before 
the throne of God and the Lamb. 

He then took leave of me, and I felt, myself 
die by degrees, and exactly at midnight I was 
separated from the body, and saw the people 
occupied in washing it, according to the custom 
of the country. I had a great desire to be freed 
from the eight of my body, and immediately I 
was drawn up as in a cloud, and beheld great 
wonders where I passed, impossible to be writ- 
ten or expressed. I quickly came to a place 
whirh appeared to my eyes as a level plain so 
esttnsive that my sight was not able to reach 
its limits, filled with all sorts of delightful fruit 
trees, agreeable lo behold, and sending forth 
Riich fragrant odors that all the air was filled 
as with incense. In this place 1 found that I 
had two guardians, one at my righ; hand and 
the other at my lefc, exceedingly beautiful be- 
yond expression, whose boundless friendship 
and love seemed to penetrate through all my 
inward parts. They had wings and resembled 
angels, having shining bodies and white gar- 
ments. 

The one that was at my right hand came be- 
fore me, and said: "My dear soul and my dear 
brother take courage, the most Holy Trinity 
has favored you to be comforted with an ever- 
lasting and universal consolation, by discover- 
ing to you how and in what manner he will re- 



34 

store all bis creatures, without exception , to the 
praise of his glory and their eternal salvation; 
and you shall be witness of this and shall re- 
joice in singing and triumph with all the 
children of God, as a reward for the 
friendship and love that you have borne for your 
neighbors, on whose account you had many 
extreme griefs and shed many tears, which 
shall be all wiped away from your eyes b> God 
himself, who shall turn all your griefs to ex- 
ceeding great gladness." Then he took his 
place at my right hand. After that the second 
guardian, who was at my left hand, appeared 
before me and spoke thus: "My dear soul, my 
dear bro'her be of good cheer, thou sha't be 
strengthened and comforted after your griefs 
with an universal and eternal consolation. 
You must be prepared to pass through the seven 
habitations of the damned; be of good courage 
and prepare }'ourself to feel something of their 
sufferings, but be turned inward deeplv during 
the tim- and you shall therefore be preserved." 
Then he took his place at my left hand. Im- 
mediately we were lifted up into the air, and 
sometime after we arrived in a dark and ob- 
scure place, where nothing but weeping, lamen- 
tation and gnashing of teeth could be under 
stood— a dreadful place, being the repository 
of ail sorts of damned souls, under condem- 
nation wi h the torment?, pains, griefs and suf- 



35 
ferings which their sins had merited, for raeh 
one had his works to follow him after death. All 
iniquities and sins were reduced to seven classes 
of habitations; there was an eternal confusion 
the'-e— that which one made the other destroyed. 

The duellist in his fire of anger, burned 
against his enemy, and they pass as a flame and 
fire brand of hell, one through the other. 

You might see fornicators, idolaters, thieves, 
adulterers, the covetous, drunkards, slanderers, 
r.ivishers, &c, each laboring and being employ- 
ed with his sins and iniquities. One might also 
see all kinds of conditions of men, divines* 
deputies, controverters, advocates, judges, law- 
yers, an 1, in a word, one might discover what- 
soever any of them had committed upon earth. 
In each habitation I discovered \ hit those who 
w< re abased and who appealed sorrowful for 
their sins, were separated from the others of 
their sort that were not. yet so. I was then con- 
ducted into each of the seven habitations of the 
damned, where I knew one I had been ac- 
quainted with upon earth. I discovered also 
that he had an habitation among the damned, 
and that they were able to see the elect from 
that habitation where he was, but were not able 
to pass through because there was a great gulf 
between them, so that ail were obliged to dwell 
wheie they were. 

It is impossible to describe my condition as I 



38 

had great com passion towards the sufferers in- 
asmuch as I had part of their sufferings. 

After we had passed through we were lifted 
up some distance from the place, where we re- 
posed ourselves, and a messenger was sent to. 
us who watered or refreshed us as with a river 
of pleasure, saying, u Eat my beloved and drink 
my friends, to refresh yourselves after all your 
toils and pains. My dear soul and my dear 
brother, (addressing himself to me), the most 
H0I3' Trinity works wonders at all times 
within his poor creatures without exception, 
and he will order for a time, and half a time, 
that you shall return into your earthly taber- 
nacle to publish and to proclaim to the people 
of the world an universal gospel that shall re- 
store in its time all the human species without 
exception to its honor and to the glory of the 
most Holy Trinity. Hallelujah. " 

Beholding the messenger attentively, I discov- 
ered that he had a most glorious body, dressed 
in a robe whiter than snow, filled with the most 
exalted love and friendship, joined with the 
deepest humility which penetrated me through 
and through, and suddenly there was heard a 
great multitude of the heavenly host, and the 
me ssengcr said, as he flew to join the same, with 
a sweet, voice: "Holy, holy is the Lord God Al- 
mighty, who was, and is, and who is to come." 

The multitude were innumerable and there 



37 
was one who surpassed in grandeur, brightness, 
beauty, majesty, magnificence and excellence, 
all the others— even the Son of the living God, 
being the brightness of his glory and the ex- 
press image of his p3rson, and upholding all 
things by the word of his power, who, when he had 
bv himself purged our sins, sal down at the 
right hand of the majesty on high. 

As the multitude approached, the glory caused 
us to fall down and to adore in spirit and in 
truth the son of the living God, who marched 
in the midst of the multitude. 

After they had passed us we were lifted up 
and caused to follow them, for the air carried 
us the way they went,' in a dilferent manner 
from what we went before. O the wonders of our 
God! When we arrived in the plaee of the 
seven habitations of the damned we could per- 
ceive no more darkness, obscurity, pain, tor- 
ments, lamentations, afflictions, nor gnashing 
of teeth, al! were still and quiet, and an agree- 
able sweetness appeared thr.ugh the whole. 
Then all the heavenly host shouted with one 
voice and said, "An eternal and everlasting de- 
Hveranee, an eternal and eves-lasting restoration, 
universal and everlasting restitution of all 
things. " Then all the multitude adored the 
most Holy Trinity and sung the song of the 
Lamb, even the song of triumph for the victory 
gained by Him, in the most harmonious man 



38 
ner, and at the end, all the multitude being 
upon their knees, paid with aloud voice, "Great 
and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God Al- 
mighty, just and true are thy ways, O King of 
saints." Presently they passed through the 
seven habitations of the damned, and a mul i- 
tude were delivered from each, being clothed 
in white robes, they followed the heavenly host , 
praising and glorifying the Most High fo>* their 
deliverance. One might know them amongst th« 
others — they all retired by a different way from 
that by which they came. The messenger then 
came and conducted us into a most wonderful 
plaee and ordered my two guardians to conduct 
me into five celestial mansions, where the 
Lord's elect abide, and then to re-conduct m * 
to dwell yet a time and half a time in my earth- 
ly habitation, to preach to the lower world 
the universal everlasting gospel, and that the 
most Holy Trinity has a pure universal love 
towards all the human race, without exception, 
and to each one in particular; th<m turning 
himself towards me he said, "My dear soul, my 
dear brother, thou shalt be favored of the. most 
Holy Trinity to be conducted by the guardians, 
who shall never leave thee: when thou shalt 
have need of their counsel, thou needest but to 
call them and they shall be day and night 
present at thy service; they shall conduct thee 
into live of the heavenly mansions at thib time. 



where thou shalt partake in a certain degree of 
the celestial glory— as much as thy spirit shall be 
able to receive, as not beinsr yet sanctified and 
purified sufficiently: and then thou shalt be re- 
conducted into thine earthly tabernacle for a 
time and half a time, and shalt preach to the 
lower world the univarsal everlasting gospel, 
and that the most Holy Trinity has a pure uni- 
versal love towards all the human rice without 
exception, and towards each one in particular. 
The fountain of grace bless and preserve thee, 
and cause His face to shine upon and in thee, 
and enlighten thine understanding both in time 
and in eternity. Amen." Our kn^es bending of 
their own accord, he laid his hand upon my 
head and blessed me, and immediately took 
win? and swiftly fled away, 

After that my guardian conducted me into 
five celestial habitations where I discovered 
many wonders — some had greater brightness, 
glory and majesty than others, and as the 
places were so were the inhabitants; some were 
clothed in garments whiter than snow, others 
had transpirent bo lies, anl others again had 
white bodies resembling crystal. It is impossi- 
ble to express these things. They were moved 
by boundless burning love, rising up and then 
plunging themselves into the deepest humility; 
all their motions were" penetrating, being filled 
with love and friendship. Their actions and 



40 
manners were strengthened and animated with 
brightness, being filled with light as with the 
rays of the sun. It was the fire of heavenly love. 
which by inflaming all their hearts, caused them 
all to burn in the same spirit. They had no 
need of any way of speaking there but the 
language and motions of e;ernal and universal 
love without words for their actions; their 
motions speak rarre than all words. I was 
then conducted into five habitations of the<le<-t. 
At the first a great multitude came before u- 
with songs to the honor and glory ut the Mo-»t 
High, and of the victory gained over the 
damned. They reeeiv d us with triumph, gient 
zeal, love and friendship, saluting us with pro: 
found humility, and conducting us into a larjre 
room; there was a great table covered an I fur- 
nished with all sorts of fruit, not on.y pleasant 
to behold but also exceedingly delicious to the 
taste. 

In the mean time while we were taking our 
repast, the celestial multitudes formed songs 
and sung psalms of praise and thanksgiving to 
the most Holy Trinity. After that we were 
conducted into all the five celestial habitations 
(that 1 was to see), where I saw many wonders 
impossible to describe-. First, many thrones 
lifted up of inexpressible beauty and magnifi- 
cence; upon one of these thrones I beheld the 
Royal High priest, surrounded with exceeding 



41 

groat ; brightness, and clothed in most excellent 
majesty, being employed in bind intercession be- 
fore his Father for all the human species, plead- 
ing the sufficiency oi hi^ blood-shedding to de 
liver and sanctify a thousand such worlds as 
ours. All the elect, with the heavenly spirits, 
joined their intercession with that of their Royal 
High Priettjtheonly chief king, beingreeoncilers, 
saviours, and restorers in the same spirit. This 
mutual intercession appeared like incense 
ascending on high into the sanctuary of the 
Lord. Over against the throne I discovered 
Adam and Eve rejoicing in the only mediator 
between God and man, and adoring together 
the most Holy Trinity for the deliverance of 
their children out of the great miseries and 
eternal condemnation into which their sin and 
fall had brought them, and upon their bended 
knees adoring the only mediator for the inter- 
cession he makes in behalf of mankind. I also 
beheld a multitude of spirits flying and enflam- 
ed with the fire of heavenly love, while we 
adored, humbled in nothingness, rendering our 
religious homaere to the Most High for his in- 
tercession and the deliverance of all mankind. 
Then my guardian, who was at my right hand, 
coming before me, said thus, "Dear soul, my 
brother, do you see these spirits flying, who 
came in great multitudes and who are vanished 
in the spirit of love and gratitud?., humbled 



42 
aiid self-annihilated as it were, adoring before 
the throne of grace, and praying the Saviour 
for the intercessions he has made for them. 
These were lately delivered Irom the infernal 
prisons; it is for them that the tincture of 
the blood of Jesus Christ has been shed even 
to the last drop, notwithstanding they had 
dwelt a long time shut up in the place of the 
damned, under the power of the second death, 
and have passed thro' many agonies, pains and 
tribulations." Upon that I perceived that 
Adam and Eve approached, and Adam spoke to 
me after this manner: "My dear brother, re- 
joice with universal and eternal joy, as you are 
favored with the heavenly visions; it is in this 
manner that our adorable Royal High Priest, 
mediator and intercessor, shall restore all my 
descendants to the glory of our God and to their 
eternal and universal salvation; for the kingdom 
of eternal love has power sufficient to draw all 
mankind out of their bondage, and to exclaim 
and say, O death, where is thy sting, &c. But 
my dear brother this love of our God in Jesus 
Christ, by the pov/er of his Holy Spirit, shall not 
only gain the victory over all the human 
species, but also surmount or overflow the 
kingdom of Satan entirely, with all the princi- 
palities of the tallen angels and shall bringthem. 
back to their first glory, which they have had in 
the beginning. I will make all things new, said 



43 

the Lord of hosts, and the end shall return into 
its beginning. O ray Lord and my God, what 
great wonders hast thou caused to pa^s before 
mine eyes ! Who am I, O my God ? Diibt and 
ashes, an ungrateful and rebellious creature. I 
should not dare to lift mine eyes towards the 
heavens if the blood of Jesus Christ thy son did 
not plead for me. My soul rejoices, is £lad, 
and shouts for joy. O my God, whom I adore., 
love and respect; before whom I desire to b^ 
without ceasing, self annihilated at thy feet. O 
my God and my love, the seraphims and che- 
rubims burning with the fire of thy heavenly 
love, adore and honor thee; give me thy grace 
also, O my God, that I may be consumed be- 
fore thee; while I sing the majesty, glory and 
memory of God, who has created and redeemed 
me. I would praise thee incessantly, not in 
shadow or figure, but in reality and truth. I 
would continue aevoted to thee, and always be 
swallowed up in the ocean of love without a 
wish to leave it. 

Being in this manner conducted into five ce- 
lestial habitations I discovered many mysteries, 
saw many miracles, and beheld the wonders of 
the most Holy Trinity among the children, the 
elect, the heavenly inhabitants, and perceived 
how some surpassed others in brightness, light, 
splendor, majesty, friendship, love, humiliation 
and self-abasement, concerning which things 



4± 
my tongue is too feeble to speak, and my pen 
to write, I adore the marvellous ways of my 

Goi with all the happy spirits. 

Many thrones, palaces, edifices, temples and 
fen il dings were erected in all parts, with fruit- 
trees intermixed, rivers of pleasure gliding 
along through the celestial land which appear- 
ed like a garden of heaven, even the paradise of 
God, It is the fuurt of the King of kings, ar.d 
Lord ol lords, which the eye has not seeu nor 
the ear heard, and which the hearts of men 
have not received; it is the celestial globe where 
the New Jerusalem or Mount Sion is placed, 
where the bosom of Abraham is, where the suf 
ferers who came out of their tribulations are 
refreshed and rejoice forgetting all their miseries; 
having come out of their purifications, they are 
made to rejoice in Zion. O magnificent globe ! 
O thou city of the Great God ! Stately city of 
this place ! where shall a mortal find con- 
venient phrases to lisp out a little of thy glory 
and splendor ? It is the glory and magnificence 
of the most Holy Trinity, where God is pleased 
to manifest him self in his pomp and beauty. 
The blessed angels there have their employment 
in serving God — they compose the court of the 
Great King. 0, my God, I am not able to ex- 
press that which penetrates me, of the gran- 
deur, magnificence, splendor, pomp aiid ma- 
jesty of thy dwellings, and of the inhabitants 



45 
of those transparent places. Hallelujah and vic- 
tory forever. Amen. 

Then my guardian took me up and recon- 
ducted me to the house from whence I came, 
where I perceived the people assembled, and 
discovering my body in the coilin, I was re- 
united with the same, and found myself lodged 
within my earthly tabernacle; and coming to 
myself I knew my dear brother Marsey and 
many others, who gave me an a count of my 
being twenty- five hours in the coffin and seven- 
teen hours before they put me m the coffin, 
which altogether made forty-two hours. To me 
they seemed as many years. Beginning then to 
preach the universal gospel, I was presently put 
into prison, but soon set at liberty again. I 
visited all my brethren, preaching the gospel 
and taking leave of them all because that my 
God and Sovereign Good called me to go to 
America and preach the gospel there. I took 
my departure for the same in the 38th year of 
age, and it is forty one years since I first ar- 
rived here. The 28th of July next, 1732, I shall. 
be 79 years of age. Blessed be the name of the 
Lord forever. 

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